taxiabaner
Taxiabaner is a fictional term used in speculative discussions of urban mobility and digital signage. In these settings, a taxiabaner denotes a distributed software and hardware system that coordinates taxi dispatch with on-vehicle advertising banners to monetize idle capacity while preserving rider privacy and service quality.
Origin and naming: The coinage blends taxi (as in taxi services) with banner, referring to on-vehicle advertising
Concept and components: A taxiabaner model includes a dispatch controller, driver clients, passenger app, and banner
Operational considerations: It explores trade-offs between revenue, ride wait times, and user experience. In hypothetical simulations,
In fiction and design discourse, taxiabaner is used to examine governance, consent, data minimization, and regulation
Limitations and criticism: Real-world deployment would raise concerns about privacy, driver autonomy, and potential bias in
See also: taxi dispatch, digital signage, in-vehicle advertising, urban mobility simulations.